Röbel () is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality ...

in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (MV; ; nds, Mäkelborg-Vörpommern), also known by its anglicized name Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania, is a state in the north-east of Germany. Of the country's sixteen states, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern ranks 14th in pop ...

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. It is situated on the western shore of

Lake Müritz A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much larger ...

, 25 km north of Wittstock, and 27 km southwest of Waren. It is part of the

Amt Amt is a type of administrative division governing a group of municipalities, today only in Germany, but formerly also common in other countries of Northern Europe. Its size and functions differ by country and the term is roughly equivalent to ...

Röbel-Müritz.

Sights

The museum ''Engelscher Hof'' and the half-timbered former synagogue provide a permanent exhibition on Mecklenburg's Jewish history, commemorating - among other things - the life and work of

Israel Jacobson Israel Jacobson (17 October 1768, Halberstadt – 14 September 1828, Berlin) was a German-Jewish philanthropist and communal organiser. Jacobson pioneered political, educational and religious reforms in the early days of Jewish emancipation, an ...

, formerly consistorial president in the

Kingdom of Westphalia The Kingdom of Westphalia was a kingdom in Germany, with a population of 2.6 million, that existed from 1807 to 1813. It included territory in Hesse and other parts of present-day History of Germany, Germany. While formally independent, it was a ...

and feudal landlord in

Jördenstorf Jördenstorf is a municipality in the Rostock district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. History After the Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin emancipated its Jewish subjects in 1813 Israel Jacobson bought two feudal manor estates, Klenz and Gehm ...

The sons and daughters of Röbels

Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1989-0722-020, Grit Breuer, Katrin Schreiter, Petra Krug

* Franz Engel (1834–1920), ethnologist and biologist, research traveler * Gustav Melkert (1890–1943), secretary of the agricultural workers' union in the then district of Waren / Müritz and member of the SPD. Used as a Nazi resister. After him, a street in the district of Gildekamp is named. *

Julius Runge Julius Ludwig Friedrich Runge (28 June 1843, Röbel – 14 March 1922, Lindau) was a German landscape painter. Born in Röbel in northern Germany, he studied under Hans Gude and Gustav Schönleber. He painted in Munich, Karlsruhe, Hamburg and Lind ...

(1843–1922), painter * Grit Breuer (born 1972), athlete *

Otto Strack Otto Strack (died 1935) was an architect in the United States. Several buildings he designed are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Strack was born in Germany, where he learned carpentry, masonry and blacksmithing. Then he studie ...

(1856-1935), architect US Passport Application in 1912 Worked in Chicago, Milwaukee and New York City. Designed Pabst Hotel in New York. Noted to using steel beams in theaters, early sky scrapers.

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Cities and towns in Mecklenburg Populated places established in the 13th century 1260s establishments in the Holy Roman Empire 1261 establishments in Europe Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin {{MecklenburgischeSeenplatte-geo-stub